I find it comforting that Megan brought up this topic. I can't hardly believe how diverse everyone's opinion of getting out there really is. I have been so terrified this semester. It has actually given me serious anxiety. I often think:
What I hate teaching?
What if I can't even find a job?
What if the kids don't respect me because I'm 5'0"?
How am I really prepared for this?
Do I just walk in the first day with my own agenda of what to teach and go at it?
I feel very alone, very confused, very unprepared. I think classes have prepared us for the knowledgeable background of what there is to be taught for our curriculum, but they have not prepared us, nor can they, in the ways of dealing with administration as our superiors, or dealing with parents, or dealing with children that come in to the class with issues that we can't hardly imagine at this point. I'm actually even terrified to student teach... I guess we'll see how it goes....